Was Shanda actually surprised when Timothy died?

I’ve been watching coverage of this case, including the recent *Monsters* videos, and I honestly can’t wrap my head around it. The footage and photos showing how emaciated Timothy was at the time of his death are devastating.

Shanda and Paul saw him every day in the months leading up to that point. They would have watched him lose weight. They would have known how little food he was being given. It wasn’t subtle.

So what confuses me is Shanda’s reaction in the surveillance footage … she appears genuinely shocked when she realizes he’s dead and starts trying to revive him. Was that real? Or was it performative?

I know Shanda is often described as lacking basic judgment or empathy, but she’s also clearly intelligent in an academic sense. She did well in law school and passed the bar on her first attempt. How does someone who is capable of that level of achievement fail to understand that prolonged starvation and abuse could lead to death?

It’s just so hard to reconcile.

Rest in peace, Timothy.